APC vote was close; councilman decries 'typical' outcome

12:29 AM,
Jan. 17, 2013

Traffic flows past a New Chauncey neighborhood sign at the corner of Meridian and Grant in West Lafayette.

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A plan with the lofty goal of preserving a historic neighborhood near Purdue University while guiding future commercial redevelopment there is four years in the making, but as of Wednesday, no closer to becoming official.

The contentious New Chauncey Neighborhood plan, which includes a proposed urban park buffer to separate single-family homes from higher-density development, was one vote short Wednesday night of earning the Tippecanoe County Area Plan Commission's approval.

The body will consider the matter again in February. If it passes, the West Lafayette City Council would ...